Towel cabinet



Nov. 12, 1929. G. A.` sTElNER l1,735,514

TOWEL CABINET Filed March 15, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 Het?)A fm1/en of -76l GfoRGm. ST5/NER Nav. 12, 1929. l G.. A. sn-:man 1,735,514

TOWEL CABINET Filed March 16. 1.9 25 2 Sheets-.Sheet 2 Ilvlilli za 6 6fmr/rzloro F765 GEQRGE AJTE/NER ATTORNEYS i from the following detaileddescription.

Patented Nov. 1.2, 1929 STATESv GEORGE AnoLriT sTE1NEE,.oE sALT LAKECITY, UTAH, Assieivon To STEINEE sALEs COMPANY, or SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,A CoRroRATioN 0E UTAH y TOWEL CABINET Application` sied March 1e, i925.seriai No. 15,883.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means for mounting thefeed or sanded. rolls in the cabinet to the end that they may be easilyand quickly removed without disturbing the towelrolls and withoutseparating or removing the walls of the cabinet.

A further object is to provide an improved manner of mounting the cleantowel roll in the cabinet and adapting it `for conveniently placing theclean towel roll thereon, provision being made to prevent vseparation ofthe clean towel roll from the feed roll during ythe feed-V ingoperation.l y

Other vobjects of the invention will appear The inventionconsistsgenerally in various constructions and combinations all as hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims. Y

In the accompanying drawings forming: part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a towel cabinet embodyingmy invention, taken on section line 1--1 of Figure '2;

. Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line v2- 2 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a side view of the cabinet showing the driving mechanismindotted lines;

Figure'4 is a view with the cover plate removed showing the mannerl of4mounting-they feed rolls and the driving belt between them in the wallof theV cabinet taken on section line 4-4 of Figure 2; f

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of moving one oftheV feed rolls in its bearing totake it out of the cabinet orl insertit'therein. Y Y l Y Inthe drawing, 2 represents the rear wall ofthecabinet, 3 a side wall thereof, 4 the top j and 5l a bottom wall, accesstothe interior of .the cabinet being had through .a suitable door 6inthe front wall. The side walls of the cabinet have vertical guides7and`8 therein communicating withY forwardly extending guides 9 and 1()Awhich areadapted to receiveV gudgeons 11 provided in theends of thetowel'` rolls 12 and 13. Theguides 9 extend through to the front of thecabinet andallow the infy sertion of the roll 12'into the vertical guideY nearlyused up. Y

` The pull of theuser `onthe depending web,

7 wherein the roll 12 lies normally during'the the re-insertion thereofwhenever desired. The guides 9 and 10 are downwardly andforand haveverticalfeXtension's 14 which are adapted Vto` receivethe roll 13Vdu'ring'the operation of putting. a clean towel in' the cabinet, theroll lying' in theguides 14close to the front ofthe cabinet and allowingconvenient access during the operation of placing the towel on the roll.`The inclined guides 10 allow a quick transfer ofthe roll 13 from theguidesj14 to the vertical guides 8. "Notches 15 Y in the side walls ofthe cabinet allow the con' l venient insertion of the roll 13into theguides and its ready removal.' therefrom when the Ycabinet door isopened. IThe guides 8 preferably have notches Saon one or both sideswith which the gudgeons 11 of theroll 13 engage and'thereb'y the 'cleantowel rolln is prevented from riding or sliding up in the guides 8 andmoving out ofcontact with'thefeed roll beneath. This tendency oftherollv 13 to creep or climb Vup the vertical guideways is'particl ularlynoticeable when the roll is ,small and light or, when the web of cleantowel has been of clean towel willA exert a forward and upwardpullon theroll and vthis will have the eect of raising the-roll of cleantow'el'inthe giiidew'ays out of Contact 'with the feed roll. The engagement ofthegiidgeonsll with the teeth in the walls ofthe guideways vwill preventthis'undesi'rable upward 'movement of the towelvroll and tend to hold`it in contact withthe feed roll so that the pull of the user on the webof clean towel will re volve the lower `feedfroll .and transmit itsmovement through the ,sprocket belt to theV upper feed roll and causethe soiled towel roll to move synchronously with the clean towel roll.Below the towel rolls,as described, lare tlie feed rolls 16y and 17.,having preferably sandedvperipheral surfaces for frictional contact withthe webof towel that is wound upon the rolls 12 and 1,3, the towelrollsrestingby gravity upon the feed rolls, therolllbeing lOO 55 wardlyinclined, as indicated in'Figure- 1 lpulls the web i '.-wall has arecess frictional contact when the user of towel .and the roll 16 beingsynchronously driven from the roll 17 by the driven by .mechanism whichI will now describe inv detail. l Y

lOn one end of each feed roll is secured a sprocket wheel 18 and 18andlthese wheels are connected by a sprocket driverchain 19. .The side wallofthe cabinet hasopenings 20 vio of this belt lies within the plane ofthe cabi- 'Y net'V wall,'and a plateV 22 is placed over this Y eo P f ofthe feed rolls, said studs forming bearings recess concealing it and theends of the feed rolls as shown in VFigure This plate is rovided witnstu-ds 23 for the sprocket wheels for these wheels andthe adjacent endof lthe rolls. The opposite ends of the feed rolls Vhave gudgeons`24adapted to enter bearings- 25 in the opposite wall ofthe cabinet. Withthis construction, when the 'plate 22 is removedV access may-be easilyhad to the driveV k,belt and both Vrolls vniay be pulled endwise 3o Y Y'e desired to put'the cabinet in operative condi f is then passed upthrough an opening27 pro- 'vvided nearthe rear wallof the'cabinet andover a swinging gate 28 that is liingedat its theplate is prevent bac"of movement in one direction. j

outv of the cabinet `forA any purpose `desired andas readily re-insertedwhen it is again tion.A As shown in-Figures 2 and t, l provide a dog 19acarried by the plate 22 and adapted to engage thel teeth of aV ratchetwheel 'on' the outer face'of one of thesprocket wheelswhen v pwardmovementof the sprockets; and the said vrolls while permittingfreedom The bottom of the cabinet has an opening 26 through which theweb of clean towel depends ywithin.convenient .reach of the userstandingin front of the cabinet and the loop of towel lower portion and isnormally heldl with its upper edgeadj acent the rear wall of the cabi;

l Vnetby a'dog 29,l the web of towel passing y j from thefupper j edgeofthe gateivforwardly intofcontact with Van idle vroll 80" and fromthence-to, the soiled towel roll 12.v A' horizontal Vshelf 31' ispreferably provided above l the swinging gate 28 and adjacent to theidlerk cent feed roll are `roll'30v., This gate28, theshelf andthe'adjaall shown and described* j fininy pending lapplication'forUnited-States l Vpatent filed June V24,' 1922, Serial .,-tlt'OfOBrandl make no claimto the sam'elhereimthis' j particular manner ofmountingthe towel rolls Vap'plicatio'nhaving for its'subj ect matter theY in the cabinet and the means for making the feed rolls easilyaecessibleand vreadily rel-1;

` movable fromthe cabinet.

"At'th'ebottom'of 'mally covering said openings j said means providingamounting for the ad- Figur'e 1, Iliave'shown a device for controllingthe revolution of the feed rolls, operable by means of a push pinmounted in the trolling device, however, forms the subject matter-of acompanion application of even date herewith, filed jointly'by me, GeorgeWVasileski and William Murdo, and I make nov claim, therefore, to thesaine in this applij cation. Y

claim as my invention;

1. A towel cabinet comprising a casing and clean and soiled towel rollsmounted therein, feed rolls having a driving connection mounted toengage saidy cleany and soiled towel rolls, a side wall of said casinghaving openings" therein through which said `feed rolls are movableendwise, and said sidewall having a recess between said openings adapt`ed to receive the driving connection between said feed rolls',` andremovable means for nor and said recess,

jacent ends of the feed rolls.

2. A towel cabinet comprising a casing and clean and soiled ltowelroll's'mounted therein, feed rolls having a driving connectionA betweenthem mounted for contact with Vsaid vtowel rolls respectively, saidfeed-rolls han/'ingv sprocket wheels on one end thereof, andconnecting"mechanism y.between the wheels, a wall of saidcasinghavingopenings through which said feed-rolls are movableendwise, saidVsprocket wheels'having sockets .therein vand Va plate removably securedto said casing wall over said openings having studs put' in positiononthe cabinet'and f 'withfthe sprocket wheels.

, 35A towel cabinet .comprising a casingV having Yguideways in itssidewalls, a towel roll having ends to slidein said guideways,

the web Aof towel' wound on saidzroll depend- Y ing -in position. to begrasped .and pulled by he' user,a nd said therein for. engagingguideways having teeth the ends of said towel roll and yresisting'upwardmovement therein resulting from the pull on said web.v 4. Ac towel,lcabinet comprising a casing having Vguideways in Vits* side walls, atowel door of the cabinet. This coniioV roll having ends to slide' insaid guideways, Y

the' web of towel wound on said roll depending in position to be graspedand pulledy by thevv user, l therein forengaging the ends of said towelroll and resisting upward|` movement therein vresulting from the 'pullon said web, said means lcomprising aseries of teeth formed inthe wallof said guidew'ays and engaging the ends of said: towel roll.

and' saidguideways having means Y y 5. A towel' cabinet-comprisinga'casing with sidewalls and'slots therein, clean and soiled ,towelrollswith journals operating in said. slots, said slots extending fromthe front ofthe cabinet inwardly andthenee downf creeping ofthe roll.

6. A towel cabinet comprising a casing and Y Wardly, the inwardlyextending portion of the slot having near its front end a short branchextension for convenience in holding the roll axis in said downwardlyextending portion while the towel is being threaded into the casing andthe downwardly extending portion having teeth to prevent upward cleanand soiled towel rolls, therein, feed rolls cooperating with the towelrolls and having a driving connection between them mounted in the wallsof said casing, said walls having openings through which said feed rollsmay be moved endwise for insertion into'said cabinet, said walls have arecess connecting the openings to receive the driving connection betweenthe feed rolls, and a cover for the openings and'recess removable on thewalls, said cover providing a mounting for the ends of the feed rolls.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day ofFebruary, 1925.

GEORGE ADOLPH STEINER.

